Ironman champion adds weight to Jane’s appeal

The athlete will take part in a 5K training run before sharing her tips and advice with all proceeds from the event on December 21 going to the Jane Tomlinson Appeal.

“It was a huge honour to be asked to become a patron of the appeal last year. #

“Jane has always been a huge inspiration to me and I have a lot of admiration for her.

“ To be able to host an event like this and share my passion with people, while also fundraise for the appeal, is a privilege,” she said.

Runners, fundraisers and triathletes will be able to join Ms Wellington for a programme of activities, which will be held at Leeds Metropolitan University.

Starting with a 5K run, participants will then take part in group training sessions followed by a buffet and an evening question- and-answer session where they can quiz the athlete.

Participants can take part in the full training session or just book a ticket to the evening event by visiting the www.runwithchrissie.com website.

The Yorkshire Post is a media partner for the Jane Tomlinson Leeds 10 kilometre fundraising runs – and details of next year’s event have already been posted online at www.forallevents.co.uk.